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1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
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1981 Midwestern City Conference I Men's 200px 7 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Oklahoma City 1st Ken Trickey 1st Anthony Hicks 1980 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier
The 1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 3–5 at campus sites (quarterfinals), Frederickson Fieldhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (semifinals), and Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio (finals).1980-81 Midwestern City Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/midwestern-city/1981.html March 8, 2020
Oklahoma City defeated 1980 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier in the championship game, 82–76, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.
The Chiefs, however, did not receive a bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament.
Format
All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed (Xavier) was given a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.
Bracket
QuarterfinalsFriday, March 3 SemifinalsSaturday, March 4 ChampionshipSunday, March 5 5 1980 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 77 4 1980 men Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts 71 3 1980 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago 86 6 1980 men Detroit Titans Detroit 80 7 1980 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 69 2 Oklahoma City 86 1 1980 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier 72 5 Evansville 69 3 Loyola–Chicago 71 2 Oklahoma City 73 1 Xavier 76 2 Oklahoma City 82
References
Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Tournament
Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament